JLPT N2 · Adverb

お先に (osakini)

お先に (おさきに, osakini) is a Japanese adverb meaning “before; previously”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おさきに
Romaji: osakini
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

before; previously · adverb · polite
ahead · adverb · polite
pardon me for leaving (before you) · expression · abbreviation, polite

Example sentences

お先にどうぞ。

After you.

Tatoeba #226990

どうぞ、お先に！

Go ahead!

Tatoeba #201380

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お先に

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お先に.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestor真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1002280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.